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Friday edition · Oct 30, 2026 · 7:00 AM EDT
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National Desk

AI can speed housing development amid crisis

Seattle reported intake review time cut by about 50%; Honolulu permit decisions averaged 32.5 days versus 73 days

From free public sources; each headline links to the publisher's own page.

Knoxville has 19 active listings this edition, with a median asking price of $299,000 and a median of 169 days on the market. Knoxville saw no asking-price cuts and no increases this edition. The Knoxville page lists every home there.

Next door, Maryville has 5 active listings and a median asking price of $499,900, $200,900 higher than Knoxville's. The median lot is 1.15 acres in Maryville against 1 acre in Knoxville, so Maryville has more land. Also nearby, Clinton has 3 active listings and a median asking price of $375,000, $76,000 higher than Knoxville's. The median lot is 4.61 acres in Clinton against 1 acre in Knoxville, so Clinton has more land. Every figure is an asking price from the same edition.

Across the whole market the Gazette counts 139 active listings with a median asking price of $287,450. The median asking price works out to $32 per square foot. The median time on the market is 123 days. The by-the-numbers page sets out every city, with the charts.

Edition No. 7 covers Oct 29 to Oct 30, and in that window one new listing came on, two price cuts were recorded, no price increases were recorded, and one listing left the active market.

AI can speed housing development amid crisis Seattle reported intake review time cut by about 50%; Honolulu permit decisions averaged 32.5 days versus 73 days — HousingWire, Oct 30
Rocket posts $709M profit in Q3 despite tougher mortgage market Rocket guided Q4 adjusted revenue to range of $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion while noting that refis could drop nearly 50% from Q3 — HousingWire, Oct 29
Why Howard Hanna was missing from Open Real Estate launch list CEO Hoby Hanna says founders have contacted him, he wants clarity on governance, funding and end goals before committing — HousingWire, Oct 29
RealTrends Verified brokerage Howard Hanna enters Alabama with ARC, Capstone deal The partnership adds 875 agents across 12 offices in Birmingham, Montgomery and Huntsville — HousingWire, Oct 29
MLS executives weigh Open Real Estate and listing control Bright MLS and Northstar MLS cite modernization potential, SDMLS flags adoption hurdles and data set concerns — HousingWire, Oct 29
Fewer Ladders, Faster Inspections: Why Builders Are Turning to Drones With rising material costs and lingering labor shortages, builders need to keep projects on schedule and on budget now more than ever. Drone as a Service can help, delivering next-generation aerial data insights to builders, without needing to purchase drones, hire pilots, or nav — NAHB housing news, Oct 29
CrossCountry says borrowers are saving an average of $2,500 with VantageScore 4.0 Company cites a 62-bps average LLPA reduction in the first 60 days after scores improved — HousingWire, Oct 29
Does recruiting really take 1,000 cups of coffee, or just a system? Courted found 16% of agents moved in 2025, top brands traded down as net volume grew 1.8% — HousingWire, Oct 29

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